KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 — The price index of steel for September 2023 dropped between -0.1 per cent and -4.0 per cent in the price index per unit of steel for almost all areas compared to August, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 — MIDF Research has maintained its “positive” view on the construction sector, noting that the cost headwinds remain manageable.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 — The Building Materials Cost Index (BCI), without steel bars and with steel bars, for all building categories in Malaysia, increased between 0.3 and 24.4 per cent in July 2022 compared to a year ago, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — The average price of steel bars increased 20 per cent in May 2022 to RM3,910 per tonne from RM3,258 per tonne in the corresponding period last year following the increase in the prices of building materials, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 — The Building Material Cost Index (BCI) (without steel bars and with steel bars) had increased in October 2021, rising by between 0.1 and 2.3 per cent in Peninsular Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — The Building Material Cost Index (BCI), excluding steel bars, in almost all regions in Peninsular Malaysia increased by 0.1 per cent to 1.9 per cent for nearly all building categories in February 2021 compared with the previous month, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia.